Projektnummer

0061930

Zusammenfassung

Living cells and tissues are constantly subjected to mechanical stress and wear stimulating biological processes, such as the signaling of pain. Researchers strive to explore these biomechanical interactions but are confronted with a lack of tools to visualize stress from within the cell up to the tissue scale. The goal of this project is to develop molecular moieties by synthetic chemistry that act as predetermined breaking points either sending out an optical signal or initiating a biochemical reaction once subjected to stress. This will allow the spatial and directional optical res...